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Crab Rangoon
Thu, 9th Feb 2006, 12:10 AM
One of my Scorpion Leaffishes (Taenianotus t.) has managed to get his upper lip/jaw out of whack... Now, I've read plenty about righting the jaw of some freshwater fish, but never on marine fish, especially venomous ones. I've handled plenty of venomous fish, and there is no problem or worry of being stung most of the time, but is there any way I can fix this withou being in danger of getting stung? I will try to snap a pic if the problem persists past tomorrow, but it's been this way for 3 or 4 days, and he acts just fine, but i haven't yet seen him eat with the jaw problem (though I don't usually watfch them eat anyway). Will this fix itself, or should I try to intervine?

Crab Rangoon
Fri, 10th Feb 2006, 11:59 PM
I need help, I dont like having a slack-jawed scorpionfish :(

ds1196
Sat, 11th Feb 2006, 12:04 AM
Has it eaten anything yet? Is the jaw broken, or has it just fallen out of place? I have had calvus/compressiceps before with that problem. They look weird, but they've always adjusted to it and eaten normally. We'll talk tomorrow.

GaryP
Sat, 11th Feb 2006, 08:04 AM
Randy,

My best suggestion is to give Richard or Mark a call at CB Pets. This sounds like something right up their alley.